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PAFA and Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture Announce New Partnership

Philadelphia, PA — September 12, 2025 — The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Beginning October 15, Tyler will lease space in PAFA’s Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, expanding academic…

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Art After Dark Happy Hour 

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Diamond Jubilee: 75th Anniversary of PAFA’s Women’s Committee

Thomas Crawford’s sculpture “Peri at the Gates of Paradise” covered in protective plastic sheeting during construction at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

The Philadelphia Inquirer | A last look at PAFA before all is zipped and spiffed up

"Some say that the greatest piece of art in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the building itself — PAFA’s lavish Victorian structure at Broad and Cherry Streets.

These days, much of its interior is unrecognizable.

PAFA’s grand staircase inside the 1876 building remains…

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Brushstrokes of Belonging: How PAFA Nurtured Nancy Bea Miller’s Creative Path

Nancy Bea Miller (Cert '91, MFA '14)

Art has always been a part of Nancy Bea Miller’s life. Growing up in a home filled with creativity, she was surrounded by inspiration. Her father, an advertising art director, and her mother, a nurse who studied art at the Art Students League, bonded over their…

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Philadelphia Wedding's Bubbly Ball

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Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair

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PAFA Off-Campus: Procession Gallery

Justine Ditto holding Philadelphia Pachamama, standing beside Kukuli Velarde, April 27, 2024. Photo by PAFA Staff.

Kukuli Velarde and Justine Ditto on 'Philadelphia Pachamama'

In April 2024, artist Kukuli Velarde joined printer Justine Ditto for an engaging conversation about the creation of Philadelphia Pachamama, a vibrant eleven-color lithograph published by the Brodsky Center at PAFA. Attendees were given a behind-the-scenes look at the intricate lithographic process…

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A realistic painting of a crowded, elegant interior with large windows and rocky landscape views, showing people engaged in intimate and social interactions.
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The 27th Annual Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction

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BlackStar Film Festival 2024

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Philadelphia Inquirer | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ new HVAC project is just the start of work — if millions more can be raised

"Key to the institutional retooling are repairs to one of the crown jewels in the relatively small inventory of surviving Frank Furness-designed structures — PAFA’s historic landmark building just north of City Hall. The Academy has about $5.5 million in hand for a $10 million project to replace the…

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Toledo Museum of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Announce New Role for Anna Marley, Ph.D.

TOLEDO, Ohio – Anna Marley, Ph.D., currently the Chief of Curatorial Affairs and the Kenneth R. Woodcock Curator of Historical American Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), has been named the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA). In her new role, Marley…

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The Historic Landmark Building (HLB) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Goes “Offline” for Renovations

PHILADELPHIA – June 28, 2024 | The iconic, Frank Furness-designed Historic Landmark Building (HLB) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), 118 North Broad Street, will be temporarily “offline” for planned renovations to its HVAC system. The building will be unavailable to the public…

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J. Brien Murphy

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Elliot H. Clark

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Celebrate Juneteenth with us, from President Eric Pryor

All PAFA facilities - studios, museums and college - will be closed on Monday, June 20th in honor of Juneteenth. "As we turn as a nation to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday, I am mindful of those who paved the way for us to get to this national celebration..."
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6ABC | Meet Eric Pryor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1st Black president & CEO

As part of their Black History Month series on "Visions" 6ABC reports on Eric Pryor's appointment as President & CEO, with video and article introducing his background and vision for PAFA.
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Curator Conversation: Nell Painter in Conversation with Paola Morsiani

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PAFA Appoints Eric Pryor as Its Next President

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce that Eric Pryor has been appointed president of the historic museum and college, beginning January 18, 2022. One of Philadelphia’s cornerstone cultural institutions, PAFA is poised to move forward into its next significant…
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Bryan Baugh, MD

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Anne E. McCollum Announced as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is pleased to announce the election of Anne E. McCollum as the organization's new chairperson of the Board of Trustees. McCollum will succeed Kevin Donohoe as the first female leader of America's first art museum and school. Donohoe will remain on the board…
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Member Appreciation Month

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